Moving Out

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Moving Out is the twenty-second episode of ALF's second season. It originally aired on March 14, 1988.

Plot

The episode begins with ALF reading Willie's taxes and eating Willie's dinner as Kate told him to leave both of them alone. When Willie comes home from work, he tells everyone that he got a new job as district supervisor and receives a promotion that relocates him to San Diego. ALF worries that they won't let him come along and Kate says that she'll consider letting him come along if he stop eating Willie's dinner. ALF looks at Willie's food on his fork and thinks.

The next day, Brian comes in the kitchen very early and sees Kate preparing breakfast. Kate told Brian that he used to wake up early when he was a baby and gave Brian a bowl of oatmeal. Lynn comes in the kitchen and grabs a cinnamon roll as she talks about her joke about jazzercise. ALF comes in the kitchen and tells everyone that he is ready to go to San Diego. Kate gives ALF a bowl of oatmeal. When Willie comes in, ALF asks him if he is ready to work. Willie says that "Big Cheese" would be fine. He sits down and gets the cinnamon roll. ALF tries to take the cinnamon roll away from him until Willie grabs it from ALF's hand. Brian gives Willie a present that contained 3 classic books on tape. When ALF leaves the kitchen, Trevor comes in and joins the Tanners for breakfast. Trevor wishes Willie a good first day at work. He also traded Willie's breakfast so that way Willie can eat ALF's oatmeal and Trevor can eat Willie's cinnamon roll. At night, Kate comes out of the bathroom and sees ALF eating crackers on the bed. Willie comes in and talks to Kate that he got home late because of his long commute.

Willie starts his new job as a district supervisor. He talks on the phone to a woman who hasn't gotten her welfare check. He goes into the other room to talk to one of his employees about why the check wasn't mailed. A lady walks up to Willie and tells him he still hasn't processed payroll, she doesn't have a parking space yet, and a whole bunch of other stuff he hasn't taken care of. ALF is at home and talks to Willie on the phone while he works. Willie tells ALF that he is busy because he does not have time to chat. He finds the check for a lady and fires the guy for losing it. When Willie comes home from work, he talks to ALF about his new job. ALF messed up the house so that way no one can't buy it. Before ALF starts springing his traps, the Tanners moan to prospective buyers. ALF broke everything when he lets many stuff fall down over and over even though the sale of the house and Willie's new job are related to one another. At this point, it seems to switch tracks from one to the other, with the big set piece of ALF's destruction. Willie confronts ALF his and Kate's bedroom about sabotaging the sale of the house.

In the short scene before the credits, a guy comes in to see the house but the couch collapses into the floor and the visitor runs off. ALF pops up and tells Willie and Kate that there is a furnished basement. He leaves as Kate and Willie both have problems with the couch being stuck into the floor.

Title Reference

"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" is a song by Billy Joel.

Cast

• Paul Fusco – ALF (puppeteer, voice)
  • Lisa Buckley - ALF (assistant puppeteer)
  • Bob Fappiano - ALF (assistant puppeteer)
• Max Wright – Willie Tanner
• Anne Schedeen – Kate Tanner
• Andrea Elson – Lynn Tanner
• Benji Gregory – Brian Tanner
• John LaMotta – Trevor Ochmonek